Emersonian

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Emerson +‎ -ian

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Emersonian (comparative more Emersonian, superlative most Emersonian)

  1. of or pertaining to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882), American essayist, philosopher, and poet, or his writings, work or style
    • 2009, Manohla Dargis, New York Times, A New Eden, Both Cosmic and Cinematic[1]:
      Several decades in the dreaming and more than four years in the actual making, the movie is a song to the natural world that was largely produced with software, an Emersonian exploration of the invisible world of the spirit filled with Cameronian rock ’em, sock ’em pulpy action.

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